SB 4 itself does not contain language concerning preemption of other local laws. Rather, the “savings clause” indicates that all other applicable laws still apply, including local laws. Therefore, the door is open for more local bans or restrictions on hydraulic fracturing in California.

Our relationship to clarity and coherency and the use of our intelligence, is our relationship to power. In an authoritarian system, only X amount of people are allowed to think. The use of our intelligence is our relationship to power. At some point we will surround them. If we just take responsibility.

The document Frac Free Mendocino County: A Supposition, is an attempt at clarity, quite useful, and up to date.